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Management

CEO – James Frame

James Frame - has a Bachelor of Economics and has been working in the natural products industry since 1997. During this time he has set up a global supply network with operations in Australia, Vanuatu, New Zealand, France and Peru. Over the last five years James and the NHI team have put into place Natural Health International’s entire global infrastructure, distribution network and business which now encompasses twenty countries.

James has a comprehensive knowledge of each area of the Global Natural Products Industry from seed to shelf. He has established strong commercial ties with some of the largest natural product manufacturers in the USA - Pure World Botanicals and in Europe – Indena and was involved in the privatization of the kava market in Vanuatu, which up until February 1998 was a prescribed commodity. Since this time he has moved on to become one of the biggest exporters of kava with sales in excess of 300 tons until 2002 when the kava market experienced a significant downswing. NHI is also involved in the export of Tamanu Oil and other natural products from Vanuatu. James was also instrumental in establishing the St. John’s Wort industry in Australia as a viable alternative to product from Chile and Eastern Europe. He worked as Managing Director of Wild Herbs Australia from its incorporation in 1998. Due to the immense interest in St. John’s Wort from around the world James was able to secure orders for over 500 tons in 1998. From 1999 to the present he has been involved in establishing NHI’s operation in Peru which includes growing, harvesting and manufacturing with a capacity of 1000 tons per annum.

The vertical integration of these businesses has resulted in NHI’s current ability to supply the highest quality raw materials in the world and provides the foundation for their unparalleled 100% natural range of finished products that have full therapeutic efficacy while maintaining the purity and integrity of the herbs.

Director of Research & Development – Dr Henry Meissner

Dr Henry Meissner has over forty years experience in the natural products industry. He has a Bachelor of Science, a Masters in Environmental Physiology and a PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry. Achievements include an award for being one of the “2000 outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century" from The International Bibliographical Center, Cambridge, England (2001), and "Five Hundred Leaders of Influence" from American Bibliographical Institute (2000). Through his academic endeavors he has served on a variety of boards throughout his career and has published over 300 research and technical papers in professional journals.

Henry’s diversity of projects has taken him around the world. He has undertaken projects in Poland, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, China, Japan, India, Hawaii and Peru. He is currently the Executive Director of Technology Transfer and Development International a company that specializes in the design of dietary supplements, medicinal herbal products and functional foods. He was also the Chairman of Therapeutic Research Oceania, Chairman of the Greening China Fund in Hong Kong – ZhuHai, China; Project Coordinator for the Therapeutic Research Project on Medicinal Herbs at the Research Institute for Medicinal Herbs in Poznan, Poland and currently he has accepted the position of the Director of Research and Development for Natural Health International. During 40 years of theoretical and technical research on herbal extracts and biochemical and nutritional aspects of their clinical and practical application, Henry has designed functional dietary preparations, health and herbal therapeutic products and established commercial-scale extraction and fractionation facilities. He has implemented technologies for processing medicinal herbs and biomass from a wide range of cultivated plant species and has designed, established and coordinated a multi-disciplinary international environmental project for ecological rehabilitation and sustainable agriculture in China. Over the last ten years Henry has also designed and headed up numerous pharmacognostic and clinical studies on natural therapeutics and medicinal preparations for use as preventive and all-natural dietary supplements for a variety of health conditions.

Business Development - Jan Roberts

Jan Roberts has spent almost 40 years in the health care industry, 20 of those working in the area of women’s reproductive health. She is a pharmacist with a postgraduate diploma in Clinical Nutrition and the Australian representative for Foresight the British Association famous for its work in promoting preconception health care. As co-author of the international best selling series The Natural Way to Better Babies …Better Pregnancy … Better Birth & Bonding … and Better Breastfeeding, Jan has presented ‘preconception’ and ‘wellness’ workshops and seminars to the general public and health professionals around Australia and NZ since 1987. She has made frequent appearances on radio and TV and is a regular contributor to various magazines and journals.

Jan was the co-founder of one of the first Wellness Centers in Australia, later becoming the Director of Integrative Medicine at Spa Chakra - Australia’s premier day spa where she developed programs for preconception, anti-ageing, vitality and longevity. Now, as Director of Well4life and Well4work, she provides educational material and complementary programs, services and products that support clients in their quest for total health and wellbeing - work which has great synergy with her role with Natural Health International.

North America Retail Accounts Manager - Bergen Langlois

Bergen has been in the US Natural Products Industry for over 12 years. Bergen has a Bachelor of Economics and a Masters in Organization and Management. She served as National Sales Manager for Gaia Herbs from 1995-98, National Sales Manager for Herb Pharm, the leading liquid extract company in the United States, from 1999 – 2005 and most recently worked with Natural Factors Nutritional Products before joining NHI. Bergen brings her extensive experience, skill set and strength of relationships to NHI.

North America Sales Director – Rodney Anderson

Over a ten year period Rodney has built a career in sales and management around the fundamentals of trust and communication. With his experience covering the automotive, information technology and natural products industries he has played an integral role in successfully developing and executing the sales strategies for companies covering Australia, New Zealand and the United States. Most recently he held the position of Sales Manager Australia/New Zealand at IPFX Pty Ltd where he managed the indirect and direct sales teams for this global software company.